Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie

Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway. (April 24, 2013)

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Andy Treacy (right), of the Martin County Conservation Alliance, helps Beth Merrill (center) of Jensen Beach, step through wetlands on their way to a dock on Evans Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River within the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday. Members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway, that may be affected by the proposed Crosstown Parkway Bridge.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday as members of both Martin County and St. Lucie County Conservation Alliance toured the ecosystem of the park, on the west side of U.S. 1 just north of Village Green Parkway.